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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>The Capital Post</title> <atom:link href="https://thecapitalpost.net/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net</link> <description>We Report to You</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:49:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6</generator> <image> <url>https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-new-logo-1-32x32.png</url> <title>The Capital Post</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Tewatia’s cameo after Sai Kishore’s outstanding 4-33 helps Gujarat Titans beat PBKS</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatias-cameo-after-sai-kishores-outstanding-4-33-helps-gujarat-titans-beat-pbks/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatias-cameo-after-sai-kishores-outstanding-4-33-helps-gujarat-titans-beat-pbks/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:49:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gujarat Titans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[indian premier league]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Punjab Kings]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170631</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore came up with an outstanding bowling effort to claim a four-fer as Gujarat Titans caught Punjab Kings in a spin web and strangled their batters on their way to a comfortable three-wicket victory in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatias-cameo-after-sai-kishores-outstanding-4-33-helps-gujarat-titans-beat-pbks/">IPL 2024: Tewatia’s cameo after Sai Kishore’s outstanding 4-33 helps Gujarat Titans beat PBKS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sai-Kishore-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore came up with an outstanding bowling effort to claim a four-fer as Gujarat Titans caught Punjab Kings in a spin web and strangled their batters on their way to a comfortable three-wicket victory in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Electing to bat first after stand-in skipper Sam Curran had won the toss, Punjab Kings made a super start, reaching fifty in the Power-play before Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill unleashed his spinners. On a pitch that has been used more than once this season, the Gujarat spinners used the slow turn and low bounce to great effect as they destroyed the PBKS top and middle orders to reduce them to 99/7 in the 16th over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings were eventually bowled out for 142 in 20 overs and Gujarat Titans survived some anxious moments before riding on a blinder of an innings by Rahul Tewatia, 36 not out off 18 balls, and patient knocks by skipper Gill (35) and Sai Sudharsan (31) to reach 146/7 in 19.1 overs and win the match with five balls to spare. Harshal Patel claimed 3-15 and Liam Livingstone (2-19) shared five wickets between them to create some stumbling blocks but GT eventually managed to survive the hiccups.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The win took GT to eight points as they moved to the sixth spot on the points table, trailing Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on inferior net run rate. All three teams are on eight points. PBKS remained in the 9th spot with four points from eight matches.</p><p style="text-align: justify">It was Sai Kishore who made the win possible with sensational figures of 4-33 off four overs while Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad claimed 2-20 and his senior colleague Rashid Khan bagged 1-15 as Punjab Kings landed in a spin web and never recovered.</p><p style="text-align: justify">After Azmatullah Omarzai, who came in for Spencer Johnson, bowled a two-run opening over, Prabhsimran hammered 21 runs off Sandeep Warrier’s first over, hitting him for three fours and a six off a waist-high no-ball.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With Stand-in skipper Sam Curran also hitting a couple of boundaries, PBKS raced to fifty in the sixth over. However, Prabhsimran’s promising knock was cut short as he jumped out to fullish ball outside off and edged back to the keeper. PBKS ended the Power-play at 56/1.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Rilee Rossouw (9), Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (13), Liam Livingstone (6), Shashank Singh (8) and Ashutosh Sharma (3) fell in quick succession as PBKS slumped to 99/7 in the 16th overs as Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore spun a web around the batters, leaving them tottering.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Sai Kishore was struck for a six by Jitesh Sharma off his first ball, jumping out to club him over long-off. The 27-year-old left-arm spinner cut down on pace and dragged his length back and got success a couple of balls later when he deceived Jitesh Sharma with a delivery that turned across and went under the bat to disturb the furniture.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Though a vociferous appeal for LBW against Ashutosh Sharma was rejected by the on-field umpire as well as on review as the ball was sliding down the leg side, Sai Kishore got his man in the same 14th over when Ashutosh Sharma holed out to deep extra cover for three runs. In his next over, Sai Kishore had his third wicket when he accounted for the dangerous Shashank Singh, catching him off his own bowling, sending down a flat length ball and beating an on-rushing batter with a slower pace. Shashank, the best batter for PBKS so far, was out for eight off 12 balls and PBKS was tottering at 99/7 in the 16th over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Harpreet Brar hit him for a couple of fours and a six into the sightscreen, Sai Kishore had the last laugh as Brar was caught by Shahrukh Khan inches inside the boundary rope off an overpitched delivery.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Later, Rahul Tewatia played a blazing cameo, hitting an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls as Gujarat Titans survived a few anxious moments to score a comfortable victory. Tewatia came in to bat with the Titans 97/4 chasing a modest target of 143 and flicked, reverse-swept and played some fine shots to race to 36 off 18 balls as he built on a patient knocks by Shubman Gill (35) and Sai Sudharsan (31) as they secured their fourth win of the season.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Chasing a modest target, the Titans got off to a poor start as Wriddhiman Saha fell for 13 (11 balls) with the team score reading 25 within the Power-play. Saha pulled Arshdeep Singh straight to Ashutosh Sharma as he was out after hitting a boundary during his brief stay. Titans skipper Gill and Sudharsan cautiously negotiated the Power-play and raised 41 runs for the second wicket partnership. Gill (35) swatted and flicked off his pads Kagiso Rabada for successive fours in the third over and also hammered a boundary each off Harshal Patel and Sam Curran during his vital knock.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Gujarat skipper also crunched England spinner Liam Livingstone for a four in the eighth over before he was for 35 off 29 balls, jumping out to loft a delivery that was slower than expected and handed a comfortable catch to Rabada.</p><p style="text-align: justify">A couple of overs later, Livingstone struck another blow, castling David Miller with a tossed-up delivery that skidded past the big swing by Miller and crashed into the stumps. Gujarat Titans slumped from 66/1 to 77/3.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Sai Sudharsan (31 off 34), who by lashing Arshdeep through backward point for a four off the first ball he faced, kept going from the other end as he scored runs mostly in singles. He paddle swept Harpreet Brar for a four and flicked Sam Curran past fine leg when the skipper strayed off the line.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Curran had his man when Sai Sudharsan chopped onto his stumps with Gujarat 97/4. Azmatullah Omarzai, who blasted the first six of Gujarat’s innings as late as the 13th over in scoring, fell cheaply for 13 but Rahul Tewatia guided Gujarat Titans to victory with an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls despite Harshal Patel claiming two late wickets by dismissing Shahrukh Khan (8) and Rashid Khan (3).</p><p style="text-align: justify">Tewatia blasted seven fours during his 18-ball knock, hitting three boundaries, two of them back-to-back off Rabada in the 18th over — the over cost PBKS 20 runs. Before that, he reverse-swept and hoicked Harpreet Brar to the boundary in the previous over as Gujarat recovered from a difficult situation and sauntered to a comfortable victory.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Brief scores:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings 142 all out in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Harpreet Brar 29; Sai Kishore 4-33, Noor Ahmad 2-20, Mohit Sharma 2-32) lost to Gujarat Titans 146/7 in 19.1 overs (Rahul Tewatia 36 not out, Shubman Gill 35; Harshal Patel 3-15, Liam Livingstone 2-19) by three wickets.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatias-cameo-after-sai-kishores-outstanding-4-33-helps-gujarat-titans-beat-pbks/">IPL 2024: Tewatia’s cameo after Sai Kishore’s outstanding 4-33 helps Gujarat Titans beat PBKS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatias-cameo-after-sai-kishores-outstanding-4-33-helps-gujarat-titans-beat-pbks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Tewatia cameo after brilliant bowling effort helps Titans outplay PBKS</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatia-cameo-after-brilliant-bowling-effort-helps-titans-outplay-pbks/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatia-cameo-after-brilliant-bowling-effort-helps-titans-outplay-pbks/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:47:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gujarat Titans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[left-armer Sai Kishore]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pujan Kings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rahul Tewatia]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170628</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Rahul Tewatia played a blinder, hitting an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls following a brilliant performance by their spinners led by left-armer Sai Kishore's four-fer helped Gujarat Titans survive a few anxious moments to score a comfortable victory against Pujan Kings in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatia-cameo-after-brilliant-bowling-effort-helps-titans-outplay-pbks/">IPL 2024: Tewatia cameo after brilliant bowling effort helps Titans outplay PBKS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rahul-Tewatia-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Rahul Tewatia played a blinder, hitting an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls following a brilliant performance by their spinners led by left-armer Sai Kishore’s four-fer helped Gujarat Titans survive a few anxious moments to score a comfortable victory against Pujan Kings in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Tewatia came to bat with the Titans 97/4 chasing a modest target of 143 and flicked, reverse-swept and played some fine shots to race to 36 off 18 balls as he built on a patient knocks by Shubman Gill (35) and Sai Sudharsan (31) as they secured their fourth win of the season.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The win took GT to eight points as they moved to the sixth spot on the points table, trailing Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on inferior net run rate. All three teams are on eight points. PBKS remained in the 9th spot with four points from eight matches.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Gujarat Titans’ victory was made possible by their spinners, who shared six wickets among them as Punjab were bowled out for a paltry 142 off the final delivery of the innings after skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The 27-year-old Tamil Nadu spinner Sai Kishore bowled an outstanding spell, cutting down on the pace and adjusting his length to use the low turn offered by the pitch to claim 4-33 in his four overs as the Gujarat bowlers strangled the PBKS batting unit in the middle overs.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Chasing a modest target, the Titans got off to a poor start as Wriddhiman Saha fell for 13 (11 balls) with the team score reading 25 within the Power-play. Saha pulled Arshdeep Singh straight to Ashutosh Sharma as he was out after hitting a boundary during his brief stay.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Titans skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan cautiously negotiated the Power-play and raised 41 runs for the second wicket partnership. Gill (35) swatted and flicked off his pads Kagiso Rabada for successive fours in the third over and also hammered a boundary each off Harshal Patel and Sam Curran during his vital knock.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Gujarat skipper also crunched England spinner Liam Livingstone for a four in the eighth over before he was for 35 off 29 balls, jumping out to loft a delivery that was slower than expected and handed a comfortable catch to Rabada.</p><p style="text-align: justify">A couple of overs later, Livingstone struck another blow, castling David Miller with a tossed-up delivery that skidded past the big swing by Miller and crashed into the stumps. Gujarat Titans slumped from 66/1 to 77/3.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Sai Sudharsan (31 off 34), who by lashing Arshdeep through backward point for a four off the first ball he faced, kept going from the other end as he scored runs mostly in singles. He paddle-swept Harpreet Brar for a four and flicked Sam Curran past fine leg when the skipper strayed off the line. But Curran had his man when Sai Sudharsan chopped onto his stumps with Gujarat 97/4. Azmatullah Omarzai (13) fell cheaply but Rahul Tewatia guided Gujarat Titans to victory with an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls despite Harshal Patel claiming two late wickets in the form of Shahrukh Khan (8) and Rashid Khan (3).</p><p style="text-align: justify">Tewatia, who thrives in scripting late fightbacks, blasted seven fours during his 18-ball knock, hitting three boundaries, two of them back-to-back off Rabada in the 18th over — the over cost PBKS 20 runs. Before that, he reverse-swept and hoicked Harpreet Brar to the boundary in the previous over as Gujarat recovered from a difficult situation and sauntered to a comfortable victory.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Brief scores:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings 142 all out in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Harpreet Brar 29; Sai Kishore 4-33, Noor Ahmad 2-20, Mohit Sharma 2-32) lost to Gujarat Titans 146/7 in 19.1 overs (Rahul Tewatia 36 not out, Shubman Gill 35; Harshal Patel 3-15, Liam Livingstone 2-19) by three wickets.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatia-cameo-after-brilliant-bowling-effort-helps-titans-outplay-pbks/">IPL 2024: Tewatia cameo after brilliant bowling effort helps Titans outplay PBKS</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-tewatia-cameo-after-brilliant-bowling-effort-helps-titans-outplay-pbks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Easy wins for Manipur, Odisha in U20 men’s football nationals</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/football/easy-wins-for-manipur-odisha-in-u20-mens-football-nationals/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/football/easy-wins-for-manipur-odisha-in-u20-mens-football-nationals/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:46:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chandigarh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Himachal Pradesh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Manipur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[odisha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170625</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Manipur and Odisha got off to a good start in the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship as they beat Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh, respectively, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/football/easy-wins-for-manipur-odisha-in-u20-mens-football-nationals/">Easy wins for Manipur, Odisha in U20 men’s football nationals</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Manipur-and-Odisha-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Manipur and Odisha got off to a good start in the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship as they beat Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh, respectively, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Khullakpam Zahir Khan scored a hat-trick as a sublime second-half performance against Chandigarh saw Manipur take the top spot in Group A, scoring a 6-1 victory. The match was tied 1-1 at half-time.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Ashangbam Bhaskar Singh (16’) put Manipur into an early lead against Chandigarh, who pulled back through a Manveer Singh strike in the first half injury time (45+1’). The second half was all about Manipur, as Nicky Tongson (64’) put them back in the lead before Rohit Singh doubled it from the spot (73’).</p><p style="text-align: justify">Zahir Khan found some joy late in the game, scoring a hat-trick in the last 15 minutes, to give his side a massive goal-difference advantage, said a report in the-aiff.com on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Odisha pip Himachal</p><p style="text-align: justify">It was a much closer encounter between Odisha and Himachal Pradesh in the evening, as the former picked up the three points with a 2-0 win. The match remained goalless till half-time.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Odisha came off the blocks quickly in the second half and produced some intricate combination play to move swiftly past the midfield and the defensive lines of Himachal.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Agastin Munda, Suresh Khadia, and Anil Toppo were all involved in the combination play, but Dhaneswar Beshra (47’) finished off the move with a side-footed curler into the far post.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Suresh Khadia (76’) turned scorer to double Odisha’s lead with less than a quarter of an hour left on the clock when he pounced on a defensive lapse by Himachal and slotted it home.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With these results, Manipur and Odisha are both on three points each. The former are ahead on goal difference. Himachal and Chandigarh are third and fourth, respectively.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Group H action begins on Monday in Narainpur as Sikkim take on Andaman & Nicobar while Telangana face Bihar.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/football/easy-wins-for-manipur-odisha-in-u20-mens-football-nationals/">Easy wins for Manipur, Odisha in U20 men’s football nationals</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/football/easy-wins-for-manipur-odisha-in-u20-mens-football-nationals/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Virat and I thought the ball was higher than his waist, says Faf du Plessis</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-virat-and-i-thought-the-ball-was-higher-than-his-waist-says-faf-du-plessis/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-virat-and-i-thought-the-ball-was-higher-than-his-waist-says-faf-du-plessis/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:44:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kolkata knight riders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Match 36 of Indian Premier League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]></category> <category><![CDATA[skipper Faf du Plessis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virat Kohli]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170622</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>After Royal Challengers Bengaluru fell agonisingly short of beating Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 36 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, skipper Faf du Plessis addressed Virat Kohli’s angry outburst over his dismissal, saying the duo felt the ball’s height was higher than the waist length.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-virat-and-i-thought-the-ball-was-higher-than-his-waist-says-faf-du-plessis/">IPL 2024: Virat and I thought the ball was higher than his waist, says Faf du Plessis</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Virat-Kohli-2-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">After Royal Challengers Bengaluru fell agonisingly short of beating Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 36 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, skipper Faf du Plessis addressed Virat Kohli’s angry outburst over his dismissal, saying the duo felt the ball’s height was higher than the waist length.</p><p style="text-align: justify">In the chase of 223, Kohli was off the blocks quickly by hitting two sixes and a four. But Kohli lobbed a slower high full-toss from Harshit Rana back to the bowler, and the decision was sent to third umpire Michael Gough.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The review system showed that the ball was dipping on Kohli, who was batting out of his crease, via a procedure where they match the height of a batter up to his waist with the height of the ball, leaving Kohli livid as he made his displeasure known to umpires before walking off for 18.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“It was crazy. Rules are rules, Virat and I in that space thought the ball was higher than his waist. You always find one team happy and the other not so with such decisions,” said du Plessis after the match ended.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Needing 21 to win in the final over, Karn Sharma hit Mitchell Starc for three sixes before being caught and bowled by the left-arm pacer. Wicketkeeper Phil Salt then ran out Lockie Ferguson on the last ball as RCB were bowled out for 220, despite fifties from Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“A target like 220 takes a hell of a lot to get there. When you haven’t won for a while, just that clarity. Narine’s over was the turning point for me. We feel like the game is changing. We don’t feel like there is time to get in. Guys who take 7-8 balls to get in, it feels like the game does not allow you to do that anymore, and it is tough.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">“You just play the match-up with Narine, he is such a quality bowler. If you are winning games and get the confidence to get the team over the line, you make such decisions. I am proud of the boys, a lot of fight out there. We thought the total was chaseable and thought it was a par score,” added du Plessis.</p><p style="text-align: justify">RCB, the bottom-placed side in the 10-team points table, have now suffered their seventh defeat in eight matches, with their chances of entering the knockouts now hanging by a thin thread. They will now travel to Hyderabad to face an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday evening.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“You have to maximize the Power-play and be okay with losing two or three wickets. We are as desperate. That’s why I am saying I am proud. Guys put their bodies on the line. We are just as desperate to get back to winning ways. We have an unbelievable fan base. The RCB chant is the loudest. Desperately want to make our fans proud,” concluded du Plessis.</p><p style="text-align: justify"> (IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-virat-and-i-thought-the-ball-was-higher-than-his-waist-says-faf-du-plessis/">IPL 2024: Virat and I thought the ball was higher than his waist, says Faf du Plessis</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-virat-and-i-thought-the-ball-was-higher-than-his-waist-says-faf-du-plessis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Sai Kishore spins a web as Gujarat Titans bowl out PBKS for 142</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-sai-kishore-spins-a-web-as-gujarat-titans-bowl-out-pbks-for-142/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-sai-kishore-spins-a-web-as-gujarat-titans-bowl-out-pbks-for-142/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:42:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ashutosh Sharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gujarat Titans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Match 37 of Indian Premier League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Punjab Kings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shashank Singh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spinner Sai Kishore]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170619</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, the talismanic batters that have saved Punjab Kings many times this season, failed to fire for once as spinner Sai Kishore's four-fer helped Gujarat Titans bowl out the hosts for a paltry 142 in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the PCA Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-sai-kishore-spins-a-web-as-gujarat-titans-bowl-out-pbks-for-142/">IPL 2024: Sai Kishore spins a web as Gujarat Titans bowl out PBKS for 142</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gujarat-Titans-Sai-Kishore-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, the talismanic batters that have saved Punjab Kings many times this season, failed to fire for once as spinner Sai Kishore’s four-fer helped Gujarat Titans bowl out the hosts for a paltry 142 in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the PCA Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings (PBKS) made a fine start, racing to fifty within the Power-play but skipper Sam Curran’s decision to bat first, on a pitch that has been used more than once this season and has turned slower, backfired as his batters failed to counter Gujarat Titans’ spin attack and ended up with a below-par score.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Sai Kishore claimed 4-33 while Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad bagged 2-20 and his senior colleague Rashid Khan took 1-15 as Punjab Kings landed in a spin web and never recovered.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, who have waged many battles for Punjab Kings so far in IPL 2024, were out for eight and three runs respectively as Punjab suffered a dramatic collapse.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings’ good start in the Power-play turned into a nightmarish middle-order collapse as they slumped from 52 to no loss to 99/7 in around 10 overs as the Gujarat Titans spun a web around their batters.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Spinners Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan starred for Gujarat Titans, sharing six wickets between them, as they returned strongly after their pacers faced rough treatment from opener Prabhsimran Singh.</p><p style="text-align: justify">After Azmatullah Omarzai, who came in for Spencer Johnson, bowled a t2o-run opening over, Prabhsimran hammered 21 runs off Sandeep Warrier’s first over, hitting him for three fours and a six off a waist-high no-ball.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With Stand-in skipper Sam Curran also hitting a couple of boundaries, PBKS raced to fifty in the sixth over. However, Prabhsimran’s promising knock was cut short as he jumped out to fullish ball outside off and edged back to the keeper. PBKS ended the Power-play at 56/1.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Rilee Rossouw (9), Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (13), Liam Livingstone (6), Shashank Singh (8) and Ashutosh Sharma (3) fell in quick succession as PBKS slumped to 99/7 in the 16th overs as the Gujarat Titans spun a web around the batters, leaving them tottering.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Sai Kishore was struck for a six by Jitesh Sharma off his first ball, jumping out to club him over long-off. The 27-year-old left-arm spinner cut down on pace and dragged his length back and got success a couple of balls later when he deceived Jitesh Sharma with a delivery that turned across and went under the bat to disturb the furniture.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Though a vociferous appeal for LBW against Ashutosh Sharma was rejected by the on-field umpire as well as on review as the ball was sliding down the leg side, Sai Kishore got his man in the same 14th over when Ashutosh Sharma holed out to deep extra cover for three runs. In his next over, Sai Kishore had his third wicket when he accounted for the dangerous Shashank Singh, catching him off his own bowling, sending down a flat length ball and beating an on-rushing batter with a slower pace. Shashank, the best batter for PBKS so far, was out for eight off 12 balls and PBKS was tottering at 99/7 in the 16th over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Harpreet Brar hit him for a couple of fours and a six into the sightscreen, Sai Kishore had the last laugh as Brar was caught by Shahrukh Khan inches inside the boundary rope off an overpitched delivery.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Noor Ahmad, who claimed the wickets of Rossouw and Livingstone, finished 2-20 while Mohit Sharma bagged 2-32 as Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill used seven bowlers including all his spin resources.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Harpreet Brar hammered 12-ball 29 as Punjab Kings managed to reach a below-par score, leaving their bowlers an uphill task in the second innings.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Brief scores:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings 142 all out in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Harpreet Brar 29; Sai Kishore 4-33, Noor Ahmad 2-20, Mohit Sharma 2-32) against Gujarat Titans.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-sai-kishore-spins-a-web-as-gujarat-titans-bowl-out-pbks-for-142/">IPL 2024: Sai Kishore spins a web as Gujarat Titans bowl out PBKS for 142</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-sai-kishore-spins-a-web-as-gujarat-titans-bowl-out-pbks-for-142/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Russell came on and completely changed the momentum, says Shreyas Iyer</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-came-on-and-completely-changed-the-momentum-says-shreyas-iyer/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-came-on-and-completely-changed-the-momentum-says-shreyas-iyer/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:35:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andre Russell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Captain Shreyas Iyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kolkata knight riders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170616</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Shreyas Iyer lauded Andre Russell for his match-winning spell of 3-25 in the side’s thrilling one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying the fast-bowling all-rounder completely changed the momentum of the game.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-came-on-and-completely-changed-the-momentum-says-shreyas-iyer/">IPL 2024: Russell came on and completely changed the momentum, says Shreyas Iyer</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Andre-Russell-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Shreyas Iyer lauded Andre Russell for his match-winning spell of 3-25 in the side’s thrilling one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying the fast-bowling all-rounder completely changed the momentum of the game.</p><p style="text-align: justify">In chasing 223, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar smashed half-centuries while sharing a crucial 102-run stand for the third wicket, before Russell came on to take out the settled duo with slower balls in a span of four balls in the 12th over and then dismissed Dinesh Karthik in the 19th over to play a strong role in KKR’s tight win, which now takes them to second place in the points table.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“We go through so many emotions, tough to stay calm. Elated to get these two points. I feel that every individual should take responsibility to deliver. Russell came on and completely changed the momentum. It’s a funny game, when you need 18 off 6, the pressure is on the bowler.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">“One six here and there, the bowler is under pressure. It is important we maintain our calmness and stay in the present. Make the batter hit where you want to. It is a challenge that will be thrown at us,” said Iyer after the match ended.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Russell, who was adjudged Player of the Match, said he always backs himself to deliver with the ball, with an aim of keeping enough for Mitchell Starc to defend in the final over, which he did. “I always back my bowling. Getting the ball in a crucial time, I know I have to come good. Happy with the two points. When I was batting earlier, changeups were difficult to hit.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">“As a bowler, that is what I tried – length ball, slower cutters, it was gripping on the surface. I was happy to get the two set batters out and that’s what changed the game. When I look at the bowling equation, Harshit had one, Starcy had one, I had two.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">“So, my aim was to bowl an important over and give Starcy as much to defend. I was looking to bowl six deliveries at DK and mixing up with the short ones and slower ones. Worked well tonight.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, also his first half-century in the IPL since May 2022, smashing seven fours and a six to be the top run-scorer in his team’s score of 222/6. “It was a pivotal knock. Wanted to stay till the end and see if I can hit fours here and there. The players walking with me were rotating the strike. That was what I was happy about. Want to continue in the same vein,” he added.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Harshit, who picked 2-33, said the plan was to bowl as much slower balls as possible at the fag end of the match. “The wicket was good to bat if there was pace on the ball. So, our plan was to take pace off. Whenever I have the ball in hand, I get a bit nervous.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">“But I try to keep my cool and think about my execution. The talk was about taking the pace off (towards the end). Dre (Russell) bowled well; Sunny (Sunil Narine) also bowled well.” KKR will next host Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday evening.</p><p style="text-align: justify"> (IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-came-on-and-completely-changed-the-momentum-says-shreyas-iyer/">IPL 2024: Russell came on and completely changed the momentum, says Shreyas Iyer</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-came-on-and-completely-changed-the-momentum-says-shreyas-iyer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Iyer, Salt, Russell star as KKR survive Karn scare to beat RCB by one run</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-iyer-salt-russell-star-as-kkr-survive-karn-scare-to-beat-rcb-by-one-run/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-iyer-salt-russell-star-as-kkr-survive-karn-scare-to-beat-rcb-by-one-run/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:33:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andre Russell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Captain Shreyas Iyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phil Salt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ramandeep Singh]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170612</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Captain Shreyas Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, his first half-century in IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos and Andre Russell followed it up with a three-fer as Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late Karn Sharma scare to clinch a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-iyer-salt-russell-star-as-kkr-survive-karn-scare-to-beat-rcb-by-one-run/">IPL 2024: Iyer, Salt, Russell star as KKR survive Karn scare to beat RCB by one run</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harshit-Rana-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify">Captain Shreyas Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, his first half-century in IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos and Andre Russell followed it up with a three-fer as Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late Karn Sharma scare to clinch a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Iyer smashed seven fours and a six to end the day as the top run-scorer for KKR, while Salt sizzled with a 14-ball 48 and Ramandeep produced fireworks in the end with an unbeaten 24 off just nine balls, propelling KKR to a massive 222/6 in 20 overs. In reply, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar smashed fifties in a 102-run stand for the third wicket to keep RCB in the hunt.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Russell and Sunil Narine struck decisive blows as RCB went from 137/2 to 155/6. Despite a late scare from Karn in the final over, RCB couldn’t get over the line and were all out for 220 to slump to their seventh defeat of the competition, while KKR now jumped to second place in the points table.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With 21 runs needed off the final over, Karn sliced Starc over backward point for six and survived a caught-behind appeal on the very next ball. Karn stayed deep in the crease and smacked Starc for sixes over extra cover and backward point.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Starc had the last laugh as he held on to a sharp catch on his follow-through to send back Karn for 20 off seven balls. With three runs needed off the last ball, Lockie Ferguson was run out going for the second run, as Salt disturbed the bails air-borne, to give KKR a tight win, with RCB enduring a heartbreak.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Electing to bowl first, RCB didn’t have an ideal start as Salt swivelled Mohammed Siraj’s short balls for a six and four respectively. With Narine kept quiet by a yorker plan from Siraj and Yash Dayal, Salt continued to deal in boundaries – taking back-to-back fours off the latter, before hitting four boundaries and two sixes off Lockie Ferguson in the fourth over yielding 28 runs.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Salt could have taken the record of fastest fifty of IPL 2024 but was caught at deep mid-wicket in the pursuit of going for another boundary off Siraj, falling after hitting seven fours and three sixes. In the next over, Narine fell after lofting a slower ball from Dayal to long-off. RCB ended the power-play with a back-pedalling Cameron Green taking a one-handed leaping catch at mid-wicket to give Dayal the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Post that, RCB imposed a slowdown on KKR’s batters, though Iyer kept the scoreboard ticking with occasional boundaries. After Venkatesh Iyer pulled to the deep off Green, the all-rounder kept Rinku Singh quiet with his short balls. Rinku would break free by lofting to get three boundaries, before heaving off the glove to fine leg off a slower ball from Ferguson.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Iyer reverse swept Karn for a boundary before he and Andre Russell took 23 runs off Dayal in the 17th over to get his fifty in 23 balls. Shortly after, Iyer went for a loft off Green but was caught by long-off diving across to his left. Ramandeep smashed Siraj for two sixes and a four in the 19th over before he and Russell hit three fours collectively off Dayal in the final over as KKR went past the 220-run mark.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Chasing 223, Virat Kohli was off the blocks quickly by hitting two sixes and a four. But Kohli lobbed a slower high full-toss from Harshit Rana back to the bowler, and the decision was sent to third umpire Michael Gough.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The review system showed that the ball was dipping on Kohli, who was batting out of his crease, via a procedure where they match the height of a batter to his waist, with the height of the ball, leaving Kohli livid as he made his displeasure known to umpires before walking off for 18.</p><p style="text-align: justify">After Faf du Plessis fell cheaply to Varun Chakaravarthy as Venkatesh Iyer held on to a low catch at mid-on, Jacks and Patidar joined forces to get RCB on track. Jacks was strong in attacking on the front foot, especially in hitting three sixes and a four off Starc as 22 runs came off the last power-play over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">On the back of taking down Starc, Jacks hit a six and four off Chakaravarthy to get his first IPL fifty in only 29 balls. Patidar joined the boundary-hitting party in the 10th and 11th overs, employing the pull and slog-sweep well to hit two fours and as many sixes off Suyash Sharma, followed by carting Narine for two maximums and get his half-century in just 21 balls.</p><p style="text-align: justify">KKR staged a comeback when Russell took out Jacks and Patidar with slower balls in a span of four balls, followed by Narine dismissing Green and Mahipal Lomror cheaply. Impact Player Suyash Prabhudessai hit three boundaries before holing out to long-off a slower delivery from Harshit, as KKR eked out some tidy overs.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Karthik, RCB’s last big hope of acing the chase, steered past the third man and picked the gap at backward point to get two boundaries. He would heave and slice Russell for six and four before the pacer bounced back as Karthik tried to swivel over fine leg, but the top-edge was caught by the keeper. Karn tried to conjure up a miraculous win for RCB, but KKR held their nerve to come out on top by defending 21 runs in the final over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Brief scores:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Kolkata Knight Riders 222/6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48; Cameron Green 2-35, Yash Dayal 2-56) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru 220 (Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52; Andre Russell 3-25, Harshit Rana 2-33) by one run</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-iyer-salt-russell-star-as-kkr-survive-karn-scare-to-beat-rcb-by-one-run/">IPL 2024: Iyer, Salt, Russell star as KKR survive Karn scare to beat RCB by one run</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-iyer-salt-russell-star-as-kkr-survive-karn-scare-to-beat-rcb-by-one-run/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>As row erupts, Seb Coe explains World Athletics’ Olympic prize money decision</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/other-sports/as-row-erupts-seb-coe-explains-world-athletics-olympic-prize-money-decision/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/other-sports/as-row-erupts-seb-coe-explains-world-athletics-olympic-prize-money-decision/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:31:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Other Sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Paris Olympic Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[olympic games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Athletics president Sebastian Coe]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170609</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has addressed the pivotal decision regarding the provision of prize money for track and field gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games even as controversy has erupted with many sports administrators unhappy by the move.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/other-sports/as-row-erupts-seb-coe-explains-world-athletics-olympic-prize-money-decision/">As row erupts, Seb Coe explains World Athletics’ Olympic prize money decision</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sebastian-Coe-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify"> World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has addressed the pivotal decision regarding the provision of prize money for track and field gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games even as controversy has erupted with many sports administrators unhappy by the move.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Athletics’ global governing body announced on April 10 its initiative to award prize money at the Olympic Games, marking a significant shift in the landscape of international sports.</p><p style="text-align: justify">A total prize pot of 2.4 million U.S. dollars will be reserved from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation to reward winners in each of the 48 athletics events at this summer’s Paris Olympics — with relay winners to share the prize. The compensation will be extended to silver and bronze medalists in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), an umbrella body of all international sports federations that are part of the Summer Olympics, in its recent statement, expressed concern about the World Athletics decision, claiming the Olympics are basically for amateur sportspersons.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Coe said what matters more to him is that the athletes have welcomed the move.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“I think the athletes have welcomed (the decision), and that’s important. We are an athlete-focused and athlete-centric organisation,” Coe told Xinhua at the season-opening Diamond League event at Xiamen. “We have to recognise that for many athletes, it’s a very tough, quite precarious existence. You know not every athlete is going to benefit financially from winning an Olympic title.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">Coe’s remarks resonated with athletes facing financial challenges, such as Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango, the men’s triple jump runner-up at the recent Xiamen Diamond League, who highlighted the significance of financial support while acknowledging that such a move may damage the purity of the Olympic Games, reports Xinhua.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“Being athletes is never easy and we need money to get well prepared. And for at least African athletes, we don’t have much support,” Zango noted. “If gold medallists get money, it is really important for us to keep the consistency.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">Meanwhile, the ASOIF stated they were “neither informed nor consulted in advance of the announcement,” and addressed that “for many, this move undermines the values of Olympism and the uniqueness of the Games. This disregards the less privileged athletes lower down the final standings.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">Prominent athletes like high jump Olympic gold medallist Mutaz Barsham, shot put world champion Chase Jackson, and pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis, who set a new world record in Xiamen, voiced support for World Athletics’ initiative, viewing it as a positive step forward for track and field and other sports.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“I think it’s going to be good for track and field. I think it’s going to be good for other sports too. Now it’s going to put pressure on other sports to follow in line,” Duplantis said before the Xiamen event.</p><p style="text-align: justify">ASOIF would appear to disagree with the Swede, pointing out in its statement that not all sports could afford the money.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The money was not a concern to Coe, as he revealed that over the past four years, roughly 80 million U.S. dollars have gone into the development of track and field sports, which covers grassroots and everybody else involved in the sports under the aegis of the Athletics Integrity Unit.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“The budget that we have set aside for the medal prize money is very small compared to the large sum of money that goes into creating those opportunities for everybody,” Coe said, adding, “I hope for the Los Angeles Olympics, we will also be able to support the silver and the bronze medal positions.”</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/other-sports/as-row-erupts-seb-coe-explains-world-athletics-olympic-prize-money-decision/">As row erupts, Seb Coe explains World Athletics’ Olympic prize money decision</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/other-sports/as-row-erupts-seb-coe-explains-world-athletics-olympic-prize-money-decision/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Russell-Narine trump fireworks by Jacks-Patidar as KKR beat RCB by one run</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-narine-trump-fireworks-by-jacks-patidar-as-kkr-beat-rcb-by-one-run/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-narine-trump-fireworks-by-jacks-patidar-as-kkr-beat-rcb-by-one-run/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:29:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andre Russell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kolkata knight riders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunil Narine t]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170606</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p> Andre Russell and Sunil Narine took five wickets collectively as Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-narine-trump-fireworks-by-jacks-patidar-as-kkr-beat-rcb-by-one-run/">IPL 2024: Russell-Narine trump fireworks by Jacks-Patidar as KKR beat RCB by one run</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify"> Andre Russell and Sunil Narine took five wickets collectively as Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">After captain Shreyas Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, also his first half-century in the IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos in propelling KKR to a massive 222/6, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar struck fifties in a 102-run stand for the third wicket to keep RCB in the hunt.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Russell and Narine struck to leave RCB in trouble as they went from 137/2 to 155/6. Despite a late scare from Karn Sharma, who hammered three sixes in the final over, RCB couldn’t get over the line and were all out for 220 to slump to their seventh defeat of the competition. With this win, KKR jumped to second place in the points table.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With 21 runs needed off the final over, Karn sliced Starc over backward point for six and survived a caught-behind appeal on the very next ball. Karn stayed deep in the crease and smacked Starc for sixes over extra cover and backward point.</p><p style="text-align: justify">But Starc had the last laugh as he held on to a sharp caught-and-bowled dismissal on his follow-through to send back Karn for 20 off seven balls. With three runs needed off the last ball, Lockie Ferguson was run out going for the second run, as Salt disturbed the bails air-borne, to give KKR a narrow win, with RCB enduring a heartbreak.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Chasing 223, Virat Kohli was off the blocks quickly by hitting two sixes and a four. But Kohli lobbed a slower high full-toss from Harshit Rana back to the bowler, and the decision was sent to third umpire Michael Gough.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The review system showed that the ball was dipping on Kohli, who was batting out of his crease, via a procedure where they match the height of a batter up to his waist, with the height of the ball against it, leaving Kohli livid as he made his displeasure known to umpires before walking off for 18.</p><p style="text-align: justify">After Faf du Plessis fell cheaply to Varun Chakaravarthy, as Venkatesh Iyer held on to a low catch at mid-on, Jacks and Patidar joined forces to get RCB back on track. Jacks was strong in attacking on the front foot, especially in hitting three sixes and a four off Mitchell Starc as 22 runs came off the last Power-play over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">On the back of taking down Starc, Jacks hit a six and four off Chakaravarthy to get his first IPL fifty in only 29 balls. Patidar joined the boundary-hitting party in the 10th and 11th overs, employing the pull and slog-sweep well to hit two fours and as many sixes off Suyash Sharma, followed by carting Sunil Narine for two maximums and get his half-century in just 21 balls.</p><p style="text-align: justify">KKR staged a comeback when Russell took out Jacks and Patidar with slower balls in a span of four balls, followed by Narine dismissing Cameron Green and Mahipal Lomror cheaply. Impact Player Suyash Prabhudessai hit three boundaries before holing out to long-off on a slower delivery from Harshit, as KKR eked out some tidy overs.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Karthik, RCB’s big hope of acing the chase, steered past the third man and picked the gap at backward point to get two boundaries. He heaved and sliced Russell for six and four before the pacer bounced back as Karthik tried to swivel over fine leg, but top-edged and was caught by the keeper. Karn tried to conjure up a miracle for RCB, but KKR held their nerve to come out on top by defending 21 runs in the final over.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Brief scores:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Kolkata Knight Riders 222/6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48; Cameron Green 2-35, Yash Dayal 2-56) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru 220 (Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52; Andre Russell 3-25, Harshit Rana 2-33) by one run</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-narine-trump-fireworks-by-jacks-patidar-as-kkr-beat-rcb-by-one-run/">IPL 2024: Russell-Narine trump fireworks by Jacks-Patidar as KKR beat RCB by one run</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-russell-narine-trump-fireworks-by-jacks-patidar-as-kkr-beat-rcb-by-one-run/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>IPL 2024: Dhawan still out with injury as PBKS elect to bat against Gujarat Titans</title> <link>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-dhawan-still-out-with-injury-as-pbks-elect-to-bat-against-gujarat-titans/</link> <comments>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-dhawan-still-out-with-injury-as-pbks-elect-to-bat-against-gujarat-titans/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[TCP News Desk]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:27:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gujarat Titans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[indian premier league]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Punjab Kings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[skipper Sam Curran]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecapitalpost.net/?p=170603</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p>Punjab Kings' stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-dhawan-still-out-with-injury-as-pbks-elect-to-bat-against-gujarat-titans/">IPL 2024: Dhawan still out with injury as PBKS elect to bat against Gujarat Titans</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="675" src="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans.jpg 1200w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-700x394.jpg 700w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://thecapitalpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Punjab-Kings-And-Gujarat-Titans-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div><p style="text-align: justify"> Punjab Kings’ stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings are still without injured regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan and went in unchanged from their last game against Mumbai Indians.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Stand-in skipper Sam Curran said they would like to put in the runs and try their best. “Try and put runs on the pitch. Our record here has not been the best but hope to put pressure on the Gujarat bowlers. (Must win?) It is, that’s the exciting thing about the IPL. Any team can beat anyone. The boys are excited for this game.</p><p style="text-align: justify">He agreed that the big boys have to step up and make an impact. “Exactly. It’s about our overseas players taking responsibility and helping our Indian players. (Dhawan?) Still not playing. Same team,” he said.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Gujarat Titans skipper Shubham Gill said they would have liked to bowl first in case he had won the toss. Gujarat made one change in their playing XI with Azmatullah Omarzai coming in for Spencer Johnson.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“I would’ve bowled first. They used the same pitch for the last match but looks like a good wicket. Halfway through the season, every game becomes important for us,” he said.</p><p style="text-align: justify">“We’ve played some good cricket and we’ve played some average cricket. Need to pick up our socks. In the middle, we had unfortunate injuries. But Omarzai comes back for us, in place of Spencer. We want to restrict them to 160-170, one side of this ground is big,” he added.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Playing XIs:</p><p style="text-align: justify">Punjab Kings: Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh</p><p style="text-align: justify">Substitutes: Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Shivam Singh, Rishi Dhawan and Vidwath Kaverappa</p><p style="text-align: justify">Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sandeep Warrier</p><p style="text-align: justify">Substitutes: Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Shahrukh Khan, R Sai Kishore. Vijay and Darshan Nalkande.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(IANS)</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-dhawan-still-out-with-injury-as-pbks-elect-to-bat-against-gujarat-titans/">IPL 2024: Dhawan still out with injury as PBKS elect to bat against Gujarat Titans</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thecapitalpost.net">The Capital Post</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/cricket/ipl-2024-dhawan-still-out-with-injury-as-pbks-elect-to-bat-against-gujarat-titans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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